Table 1 Baseline characteristics and subsequent life satisfaction by subgroup. As percentages (numbers) unless otherwise stated. From: The Finnish population-based Health and Social Support Study
Variable | Share of the study population | Diet score 60–100 | Non-smoking | Moderate or no alcohol consumption | Physically active (MET ≥2) | HBSS2003 = 0 | HBSS2003 = 1 | HBSS2003 = 2 | HBSS2003 = 3 | HBSS2003 = 4 | LSscore2003a (SD) | LSscore2012a (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whole sample | 39.1 (4245) | 80.7 (8759) | 94.8 (10,292) | 72.2 (7832) | 0.9 (93) | 6.2 (670) | 24.5 (2654) | 42.4 (4602) | 26.1 (2836) | 8.53 (3.20) | 8.37 (3.18) | |
Sex | ||||||||||||
Male | 36.2 (3925) | 27.9 (1095) | 77.7 (3048) | 92.2 (3620) | 68.4 (2686) | 1.5 (58) | 8.9 (348) | 29.3 (1150) | 42.7 (1675) | 17.7 (694) | 8.58 (3.18) | 8.36 (3.16) |
Female | 63.8 (6930) | 45.5 (3150) | 82.4 (5711) | 96.3 (6672) | 74.3 (5146) | 0.5 (35) | 4.7 (322) | 21.7 (1504) | 42.2 (2927) | 30.9 (2142) | 8.51 (3.20) | 8.38 (3.20) |
Age (2003) | ||||||||||||
25–29 | 20.6 (2234) | 34.3 (766) | 79.6 (1778) | 96.9 (2164) | 80.4 (1796) | 0.5 (11) | 4.7 (104) | 23.1 (517) | 46.6 (1042) | 25.1 (560) | 8.47 (3.15) | 8.43 (3.15) |
35–39 | 20.7 (2246) | 34.6 (777) | 78.7 (1768) | 96.2 (2160) | 72.9 (1637) | 0.6 (14) | 6.8 (153) | 25.5 (572) | 43.8 (983) | 23.3 (524) | 8.58 (3.28) | 8.67 (3.38) |
45–49 | 26.6 (2885) | 39.7 (1146) | 78.2 (2257) | 92.8 (2677) | 71.2 (2053) | 1.3 (36) | 7.6 (219) | 24.9 (719) | 40.5 (1168) | 25.8 (743) | 8.64 (3.31) | 8.57 (3.31) |
55–59 | 32.2 (3490) | 44.6 (1556) | 84.7 (2956) | 94.3 (3291) | 67.2 (2346) | 0.9 (32) | 5.6 (194) | 24.2 (846) | 40.4 (1409) | 28.9 (1009) | 8.45 (3.06) | 7.96 (2.90) |
Education (2003) | ||||||||||||
No professional education | 12.0 (1302) | 31.9 (415) | 73.4 (955) | 93.6 (1219) | 67.7 (881) | 1.5 (19) | 8.9 (116) | 30.3 (394) | 40.4 (526) | 19.0 (247) | 8.89 (3.33) | 8.58 (3.26) |
Vocational school | 29.0 (3136) | 33.5 (1051) | 74.9 (2350) | 94.3 (2956) | 68.2 (2138) | 1.0 (31) | 9.0 (281) | 28.0 (876) | 42.4 (1330) | 19.7 (618) | 8.76 (3.30) | 8.54 (3.27) |
College | 39.0 (4218) | 41.2 (1738) | 81.6 (3443) | 95.2 (4014) | 73.3 (3090) | 0.8 (35) | 5.2 (219) | 23.6 (996) | 42.6 (1798) | 27.7 (1170) | 8.40 (3.15) | 8.24 (3.07) |
University | 19.9 (2154) | 47.6 (1026) | 91.6 (1973) | 95.6 (2059) | 78.6 (1694) | 0.4 (8) | 2.4 (51) | 17.6 (378) | 42.9 (923) | 36.9 (794) | 8.24 (3.01) | 8.08 (3.01) |
Diseases (2003) | ||||||||||||
0 | 17.9 (1931) | 38.0 (733) | 83.6 (1615) | 96.0 (1853) | 76.8 (1483) | 0.5 (10) | 4.6 (89) | 22.7 (438) | 44.4 (857) | 27.8 (537) | 7.84 (2.73) | 7.91 (2.85) |
1 | 23.3 (2522) | 37.5 (945) | 81.8 (2064) | 95.8 (2417) | 73.6 (1860) | 0.6 (15) | 6.0 (151) | 23.6 (596) | 43.5 (1097) | 26.3 (663) | 8.12 (2.94) | 7.98 (2.89) |
2 or more | 58.8 (6355) | 40.1 (2545) | 79.4 (5043) | 94.1 (5978) | 70.1 (4456) | 1.1 (68) | 6.7 (428) | 25.3 (1607) | 41.4 (2628) | 25.6 (1624) | 8.91 (3.37) | 8.60 (3.31) |